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Date palm
Egypt (2) by Es Gedi
Via Flickr:
(1) A quiet moment on the river, Aswan. (2) Date palm tree, Nile Valley.
9/27/25 Merzouga, Morocco
The Huntington: Vista
Unlike the organization of Lotusland, The Huntington’s Cactus and Succulent garden takes a different approach: eye candy. In many ways, it felt like a California version of The Dallas Arboretum.
عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّ مِنَ الشَّجَرِ شَجَرَةً لاَ يَسْقُطُ وَرَقُهَا، وَإِنَّهَا مَثَلُ الْمُسْلِمِ، فَحَدِّثُونِي مَا هِيَ ". فَوَقَعَ النَّاسُ فِي شَجَرِ الْبَوَادِي. قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَوَقَعَ فِي نَفْسِي أَنَّهَا النَّخْلَةُ، فَاسْتَحْيَيْتُ ثُمَّ قَالُوا حَدِّثْنَا مَا هِيَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ " هِيَ النَّخْلَةُ ". صحيح البخاري ومسلم حديث ٦١ - ٢٨١١
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "Amongst the trees, there is a tree, the leaves of which do not fall and is like a Muslim. Tell me the name of that tree." Everybody started thinking about the trees of the desert areas. And I thought of the date-palm tree but felt shy to answer the others then asked, "What is that tree, O Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) ?" He replied, "It is the date-palm tree." Sahih al-Bukhari 61 In-book reference : Book 3, Hadith 3 // Sahih Muslim 2811 a In-book reference : Book 52, Hadith 52
قال المهلب: معنى طرح المسائل على التلاميذ لترسخ فى القلوب وتثبت، لأن ما جرى منه فى المذاكرة لا يكاد ينسى. وفيه: ضرب الأمثال بالشجر وغيرها، وشبه (صلى الله عليه وسلم) النخلة بالمسلم، كما شبهها الله فى كتابه، وضرب بها المثل للناس، فقال: (أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ ضَرَبَ اللهُ مَثَلاً كَلِمَةً طَيِّبَةً كَشَجَرةٍ طَيِّبَةٍ أَصْلُهَا ثَابِتٌ وَفَرْعُهَا فِى السَّمَاء (يعني النخلة التى) تُؤْتِى أُكُلَهَا كُلَّ حِينٍ) [إبراهيم: ٢٦] ، وكذلك المسلم يأتى الخير كل حين من الصلاة، والصوم، وذكر الله تعالى، فكأن الخير لا ينقطع منه، فهو دائم كما تدوم أوراق النخلة فيها، ثم الثمر الكائن منها في أوقاته. شرح صحيح البخاري لابن بطال
قال الربيع بن أنس : " كل حين " : أي : كل غدوة وعشية ، لأن ثمر النخل يؤكل أبدا ليلا ونهارا ، صيفا وشتاء ، إما تمرا أو رطبا أو بسرا ، كذلك عمل المؤمن يصعد أول النهار وآخره وبركة إيمانه لا تنقطع أبدا ، بل تصل إليه في كل وقت . والحكمة في تمثيل الإيمان بالشجرة : هي أن الشجرة لا تكون شجرة إلا بثلاثة أشياء : عرق راسخ ، وأصل قائم ، وفرع عال ، كذلك الإيمان لا يتم إلا بثلاثة أشياء : تصديق بالقلب ، وقول باللسان ، وعمل بالأبدان . تفسير البغوي
وَفِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ فَوَائِدُ - مِنْهَا اسْتِحْبَابُ إِلْقَاءِ الْعَالِمِ الْمَسْأَلَةَ عَلَى أَصْحَابِهِ لِيَخْتَبِرَ أَفْهَامَهُمْ وَيُرَغِّبَهُمْ فِي الْفِكْرِ وَالِاعْتِنَاءِ - وَفِيهِ ضَرْبُ الْأَمْثَالِ وَالْأَشْبَاهِ وَفِيهِ تَوْقِيرُ الْكِبَارِ كَمَا فَعَلَ بن عُمَرَ لَكِنْ إِذَا لَمْ يَعْرِفِ الْكِبَارُ الْمَسْأَلَةَ فَيَنْبَغِي لِلصَّغِيرِ الَّذِي يَعْرِفُهَا أَنْ يَقُولَهَا - وَفِيهِ سُرُورُ الْإِنْسَانِ بِنَجَابَةِ وَلَدِهِ وَحُسْنِ فَهْمِهِ وَقَوْلُ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ لَأَنْ تَكُونَ قُلْتَ هِيَ النَّخْلَةُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ أَرَادَ بِذَلِكَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَدْعُو لِابْنِهِ وَيَعْلَمُ حُسْنَ فَهْمِهِ وَنَجَابَتِهِ - وَفِيهِ فَضْلُ النَّخْلِ قَالَ الْعُلَمَاءُ وَشَبَّهَ النَّخْلَةَ بِالْمُسْلِمِ فِي كَثْرَةِ خَيْرِهَا وَدَوَامِ ظِلِّهَا وَطِيبِ ثَمَرِهَا وَوُجُودِهِ عَلَى الدَّوَامِ فَإِنَّهُ مِنْ حِينِ يَطْلُعُ ثَمَرُهَا لايزال يُؤْكَلُ مِنْهُ حَتَّى يَيْبَسَ وَبَعْدَ أَنْ يَيْبَسَ يُتَّخَذُ مِنْهُ مَنَافِعُ كَثِيرَةٌ وَمِنْ خَشَبِهَا وَوَرَقِهَا وَأَغْصَانِهَا فَيُسْتَعْمَلُ جُذُوعًا وَحَطَبًا وَعِصِيًّا وَمَخَاصِرَ وَحُصْرًا وَحِبَالًا وَأَوَانِيَ وَغَيْرَ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ آخِرُ شَيْءٍ مِنْهَا نَوَاهَا وَيُنْتَفَعُ بِهِ عَلَفًا لِلْإِبِلِ ثُمَّ جَمَالُ نَبَاتِهَا وَحُسْنُ هَيْئَةِ ثَمَرِهَا فَهِي مَنَافِعُ كُلُّهَا وَخَيْرٌ وَجَمَالٌ كَمَا أَنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ خَيْرٌ كُلُّهُ مِنْ كَثْرَةِ طَاعَاتِهِ وَمَكَارِمِ أَخْلَاقِهِ وَيُوَاظِبُ عَلَى صَلَاتِهِ وَصِيَامِهِ وَقِرَاءَتِهِ وَذِكْرِهِ وَالصَّدَقَةِ وَالصِّلَةِ وَسَائِرِ الطَّاعَاتِ وَغَيْرِ ذَلِكَ فَهَذَا هُوَ الصَّحِيحُ فِي وَجْهِ التَّشْبِيهِ قِيلَ وَجْهُ الشَّبَهِ أَنَّهُ إِذَا قَطَعَ رَأْسَهَا مَاتَتْ بِخِلَافِ بَاقِي الشَّجَرِ وقيل لأنها لاتحمل حَتَّى تُلَقَّحَ وَاَللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ قَوْلُهُ (فَوَقَعَ النَّاسُ فِي شَجَرِ الْبَوَادِي) أَيْ ذَهَبَتْ أَفْكَارُهُمْ إِلَى أَشْجَارِ الْبَوَادِي وَكَانَ كُلُّ إِنْسَانٍ يُفَسِّرُهَا بِنَوْعٍ مِنْ أَنْوَاعِ شَجَرِ الْبَوَادِي وَذَهِلُوا عَنِ النَّخْلَةِ قوله (قال بن عُمَرَ وَأُلْقِي فِي نَفْسِي أَوْ رُوعِي أَنَّهَا النَّخْلَةُ فَجَعَلْتُ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَقُولَهَا فَإِذَا أَسْنَانُ الْقَوْمِ فَأَهَابُ أَنْ أَتَكَلَّمَ) الرُّوعُ هُنَا بِضَمِّ الرَّاءِ وَهُوَ النَّفْسُ وَالْقَلْبُ وَالْخَلَدُ وَأَسْنَانُ الْقَوْمِ يَعْنِي كِبَارُهُمْ وَشُيُوخُهُمْ .. شرح النووي على صحيح مسلم
Al-Mahlab said: The meaning of asking questions to the students so that they may be fixed in their hearts, because what is learned in study is hardly ever forgotten. And in it: He (peace be upon him) likened the palm tree to the Muslim, as Allah has likened it in His Book, and set an example for people, saying: "See you not how Allah sets forth a parable? - A goodly word as a goodly tree, whose root is firmly fixed, and its branches (reach) to the sky (i.e. very high). * Giving its fruit at all times, " [Ibrahim:٢٤ - ٢٥] Similarly, a Muslim does good all the time, from prayer, fasting, and remembrance of Allah Almighty. translated from Commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari by Ibn Battal
The believer is just like the beneficial date tree, always having good actions ascending at all times, by day and by night. ... Allah said next, تُؤْتِى أُكُلَهَا كُلَّ حِينٍ ( Giving its fruit at all times, ) It is said that it means by day and by night. And they say that describes the believer as a tree that always has fruits during summer and winter, by night and by day. This is the parable of the believer whose good works ascend to heaven by day and by night and at all times,... Quran 14:25 Tafsir Ibn Kathir
hehe, let's continue the theme of plants
these are coleus. I have a lot of them.I cut off those that look bald so that I could sell the cuttings later. those varieties that stand on the windowsill : on the left is coral blaze and black dragon. those who are standing on the table are Scarlett and I don't know:/.
this is crassula, cat and pelargonium. I have nothing to say about them.
This is a Kalanchoe. I cut it because I want it to look like a bush, but this "not like everyone else" climbs up every time, I'm fed up (btv to the right of the main bush there is a rooted head growing)
my favorite and capricious lemon. he always whines when the temperature changes, it's annoying, but he grows very quickly and that's good. He also wanted to give me a twig, but changed his mind... oh well
This is a date palm. It was growing with the lemon at first, but when new pots appeared I replanted them. I recently repotted it again because some of its roots rotted. I replaced its soil with the one it needs. You also have a painting by numbers at the back.
aaaand the last one from my collection Sansevieria. I bought it today, as the seller said it was some sort of variety. But I don't care about varieties, I wanted sansevieria.
That's all, I'll be grateful if someone is interested in my plant growing corner
Bye :)
Aït Benhaddou, Morocco (September 2023)
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